Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 45881, Charles Gorden, N C

SERVICE
NUMBER
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Gorden, Charles
S. 45-881
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25024 West Tennessee
Charles Gordon of Williamson in the State of Tennessee who was a private in the comd commands by Captain Cook of the regt commands by Genl Butler in the N. Carolina line for 9 months
Inscribed on the Roll of West Tennessee at the rate of 30 Dollars — Cents per annum to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 9 day of Nov 1833 and C. A. Hearn Present
Arrears to the 4th of Sept 75.00 Pension allowance ending March 13.00
$90
{ Revolutionary Claim, { Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by David Boyd Clerk.
Book E Vol. 7 Page 79

45881
Rev INVALID. WIDOW, etc.
File No. 45881
Chas Gordon
Rev Rev Nat
Act _____
Index : Vol _____, Page _____
[Arrangement of 1870.]

TREASURY DEPARTMENT,
SECOND COMPTROLLER'S OFFICE,
Dec. 11 th 1843,
Sir:
Under the act of the 6th of April, 1838, entitled "An Act directing the transfer of money remaining unclaimed by certain Pensioners, and authorizing the payment of the same at the Treasury of the United States," and the third section of the Act of August 23, 1842, extending the time within which pensioners may receive their pensions from the pension agents, The widow of Charles Gordon, a Pensioner on the Roll of the Nashville, Tenn. Agency, at the rate of Thirty Dollars and  75 Cents per annum, under the law of the 7 th June 1832, has been paid at this Department, from the 1 st of Sept. 1835, to the 1 st March 1836,  Respectfully, yours,
William L. Gassie
Comptroller.
To the COMMISSIONER OF PENSIONS, Present.

State of Tennessee Williamson County
I Absalom Seals of the County of Williamson and State of Tennessee do hereby certify that I am well acquainted with Charles Foran. That I saw him in General Greens Army a few days after the battle at Guilford in North Carolina and he was then attached to guard my Father's wagons to Bells Mills on Duck River which supplied the Army with provisions. I also believe him to be 67 years old and that he served the time he has specified in his declaration. I also believe him to be a person of credit
sworn to and subscribed before me this 10 th day of October 1832. Wm Little W } Absalom Seals
No. State of Tennessee
I Thomas H. Hardeman Clerk of the Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions for the County of Williamson do hereby certify that William Little Esq. was was at the time of taking the above affidavit an acting Justice of the Peace in and for said County duly commissioned sworn & that full faith and credit are due his official acts as such.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the Seal of said Court at office this 21 st day of October 1832.
[Signature]

Nov. 8. 1833
Pensión Offér
from 1780 Q ponate 9 mths $30.

Declaration of Charles Gordon of Williamson County, Tennessee
R. L. Williams
C. A. Harris Wa Dept.

State of Tennessee Williamson County
On this day of October 1833 before the board of pleaders & Quarters Sessions for the County of Williamson aforesaid now sitting Charles G. Smith a resident of the County & State aforesaid aged 65 years who being first duly sworn according to law doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of an Act of Congress passed June 7 th 1832.
That he entered the service of the United States about the first day of July 1780 as a volunteer for nine months under Captain Thomas Cooke & Lieutenant Thomas Hunter & was marched from Guilford County North Carolina where he then resi- ded through the adjoining country to protect the inhabitants and to prevent the Tories from gathering and doing mischief in which he was engaged until a few days before the Battle at Guilford Court House in March 1781 at which time he joined the main army at New River Ford on New River under Gen- eral Greene he then fell into the Regiment commanded by Col. Butler after he had remained a few days Captains Hays and Cooke's companies were detached to Carraway Mountains where a body of Tories under Major or Magruder were encamped but before he arrived at the mountains the rest of the troops under their command had arrived at the mountains. Information reached them that the Tories had been defeated he then was marched back and he together seven or eight others were ordered to guard Hays's Maggon to Bell's Mills on New River and on his return was discharged sometime in May 1781 making a term of nine months which he served for which he received a discharge which he gave to his father & has not seen it since. He was acquainted with no other officers than those above mentioned. He has

no documentary evidence in his possession and knows of no person by whom he can prove his services except Absalom Seals whose affidavit was taken to substantiate the a declaration of his at October term of this court 1832 but which was not submitted because the clergyman could not appear before said court and which affidavit is here submitted. He was engaged in no battles but was was often engaged in small skirmishes with Tories. He was born he thinks in March 1765. He lived in Guilford County North Carolina when he entered the service and after the Revolution he resided in the same until he came to Tennessee a soldier under Captain Hunter & remained as such two years in the service of North Carolina he then served two years in the Indian war at the north under Gen Wayne he then went back to North Carolina and immediately removed to Georgia & resided there 13 or 14 years then moved to Tennessee in 1812 and has since that time resided in Williamson aforesaid. He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present. We declare that his name is not on the Pension Roll of the Agency of any State.
Sworn to in open court the day and year aforesaid  Thos Wardlaw Clerk
his Charles Gordon of mark
Mr. John Blythe a clergyman resident in Williamson County Tennessee and Thomas Wells residing in the same do hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Charles Gordon who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration that we believe him to be 68 years of age that he is reputed and believed in the neighborhood where he resided to have been a soldier of the Revolution and that we concur in that opinion
Sworn to in open court the day and year aforesaid  Thos Wardlaw Clerk
John Blythe Thos Wells

And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion after the investigation of the matter and after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the war department that the above named applicant was a sol dier in the Revolution and served as in states and the said Court do further certify that it appears to them that John Blythe who signed the foregoing certificate is a clergyman residing in Williamson County Tennessee of said and that Thomas Wells who also signed the same are resi-
dents in said County & State and an credible person and that Absalom Seale whose affidavit is herewith filed is also a credible person and that their statement is in full to full credit
Wm Johnson Daniel Baugh John W. Miller
I Thomas Wardman Clerk of the said Court of Pleas and quarter Sessions for Williamson County Tennessee do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the Original matter of the application of Charles Gordon for a pension
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of Office This 14 th day of October in the year 1833
W. B. Anderson Clerk